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RFIC ARCHITECTURE FOR MULTI-STREAM REMOTE RADIO HEAD APPLICATION

  • US 20160049966A1
  • Filed: 07/03/2015
  • Published: 02/18/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2014
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A remote radio head (RRH) for a wireless communication system, comprising:

  • a first integrated circuit (IC) chip that comprises multiple functional blocks, wherein the multiple functional blocks include at least a processing unit, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC); and

    a second IC chip that comprises at least an up-converter and a down-converter, wherein the up-converter is configured to convert an intermediate frequency (IF) signal received from the first IC chip to radio frequency (RF) domain, and wherein the down-converter is configured to convert an RF signal received from an antenna to an IF signal to be sent to the first IC chip.

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